No, not this kind of household curtain. It's that curtain, the one drawn at the end of a theatrical play marking the end of the play and welcoming a round of applause, yes, that big grand red curtain.
Curtain for Poirot, as you may have expected from the title, will be the finale of Poirot's tale.
Title: Curtain
Author: Agatha Christie
ISBN: 0007121121 (ISBN13: 9780007121120)
Recurring Characters: Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings, George
The last adventure for both Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings, a heartbreaking story with a twisted ending.
The story, for the second time, took place at Styles, the place where Poirot and Hastings solved their first murder case together (in the book The Mysterious Affairs at Styles) that had been turned into a guest house in this story. Hastings quickly learned that once again, he would to join his friend in a "murderer hunt game". Poirot presented the facts that there had been 5 unrelated murders committed in 5 different locations and someone had been seen lingering around the locations where the 5 murders took place. Poirot knew who that "someone" was but refused to confide with Hastings.
Poirot indicated that the suspect, X was among the guests at Styles and another murder was going to happen there. He didn't have the slightest idea who was going to be murdered and that made Hastings got even more nervous because her youngest daughter, Judith was there (as a possible victim and at the same time, a suspect).
Both Poirot and Hastings had to make haste in their investigations as Poirot was also racing with the time he had with his failing health.
"We shall not hunt together again, my friend. Our first hunt was here - and our last ... They were good days, Yes, they have been good days..." (extracted from Poirot's manuscript)
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